According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, the Kings have given Karl power to make draft picks and even engineer some trades, but ownership has drawn the line at shipping out its All-Star center.

“I have no idea where that’s coming from,” Ranadive said of the reports to USA Today Sports on Monday. “But if you like, you should talk to [Kings vice president of basketball and franchise operations] Vlade [Divac], because I know Vlade feels exactly the same way. And I’m deferring to Vlade on everything. We have no interest in moving him. From my perspective, it’s really simple: We feel that he’s a one-of-a-kind player, and we have a group of players right now and we’re going to build on it.”

Earlier this week, Divac echoed his owner’s sentiments, telling the Sacramento Bee that any trade for Cousins “was not happening, but I would love to do something, a smaller move, before the draft.”

Nevertheless, multiple suitors have inquired about Boogie’s services, including the Los Angeles Lakers, who could package a deal around Randle, young guard Jordan Clarkson, and the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday’s draft.

The most likely selections at No. 2 would be Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahlil Okafor of Duke, and Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell.

KSTV discussed the ever-changing Cousins trade rumors on Tuesday’s show, explaining that a switch of scenery might just be the best case scenario for DeMarcus.